About Eastern Europe

Romania's Background:
Soviet occupation following World War II led to the formation of a Communist "peoples republic" in 1947 and the abdication of the king. The decades-long rule of dictator Nicolae CEAUSESCU and his Securitate police state became increasingly oppressive and draconian through the 1980s. CEAUSESCU was overthrown and executed in late 1989. Former communists dominated the government until 1996 when they were swept from power by a fractious coalition of center-right parties.
Today the Communist Party, renamed the Party of Social Democracy, rules in cooperation with the ethnic Hungarian minority rights party. The country applied in June 1993 for membership in the European Union (EU). It became an Associated State of the EU in 1995, an Acceding Country in 2004, and a member on January 1, 2007.

Iasi, Romania (the European headquarters for the ministry) is a city of about 350,000 and was the former capital of Moldova. It was the historical residence of kings and poets and is filled with architectural monuments including buildings by Eiffel. It is the largest university location in the country, boasting 35,000 students, many of whom are international students, primarily from the Middle East and Asia.

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